RB Leipzig beats Real Madrid and advances to Champions League qualification

RB Leipzig beat Real Madrid in the Champions League and imposed their first defeat of the season; German team forwarded classification

O RB Leipzig won the Real Madrid this Tuesday, 25th, at home, and forwarded his spot to the Champions League round of 16. In a great first half, gvardiol and Nkunku took advantage and Vini Jr discounted, but in the end, Werner secured the victory. rodrygo even declined from a penalty in the last play of the game.

The game started and went through at least its first 20 minutes with German pressure. The blitz was great for the madridistas, who couldn’t stand it and ended up conceding two goals in the 13th and 18th minutes. The first was in an aerial hit, which featured Guardiola’s head, and the other with Nkunku receiving alone in the area to take away from Courtois.

After these first moments, Real managed to find themselves and balance the match, making the opponents stop piling up dangerous chances, and also manage to play. At the end of the first stage, Vinícius Jr received a cross from Asensio and he only left his head positioned to decrease and make the team live for the second half.

The start of the second half happened close to what happened in the final half of the first. More balanced and with chances for both sides, Leipzig were more dangerous on the counterattacks, but the defensive duo Rudiger and militancy were doing well in the recovery to prevent the rival attack from coming face to face with Courtois.

Gvardiol scoring moment / Credits: Getty Images

As expected, the third goal and tranquility in the game appeared. After a clear opportunity missed by Vini Jr in the attack, Real Madrid suffered a great counterattack, with an almanac, and with a run and pass from simakan, the side served Timo Werner, to secure the victory. In the end, Nkunku still gave a penalty to Rodrygo, who took the ball and slowed it down.


Source: sportbuzz

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